Trump orders a security advisor to invite Putin to Washington

US President Donald Trump has asked his national security adviser to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to Washington this fall, confirmed the White House. two men. National Security Adviser John Bolton had been instructed by the President to invite Mr Putin.

The development came a few hours after the White House was forced to clarify that President Trump opposed a request from Mr. Putin to send diplomats. Russia for interrogation.

million. Putin made the suggestion when he met with the US leader on Monday in exchange for permission given to US investigators to interview the 12 Russian individuals accused last week of ingesting US elections [19659004]. House suggested on Wednesday that the US president was discussing the idea with advisers, with Mr Trump calling the proposal "interesting idea".

But this suggestion sparked outrage among politicians, prompting the US Senate to vote an emergency resolution on Thursday. call on the president not to allow diplomats, officials and soldiers to be put at the disposal of Putin's government for questioning. The resolution was adopted by 98 to 0.

Specifically, the Russian government has asked that 11 former US diplomats and officials – including former US ambbadador Michael McFaul – be questioned by Russian officials .

The White House was forced to clarify earlier today.

"This is a sincere proposal of President Putin, but President Trump does not agree" said White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. "I hope that President Putin will bring the 12 identified Russians to the United States to prove their innocence or guilt," she said.

million. McFaul had previously asked the White House to correct the case and denounce categorically "

" Do not do so creates a moral equivalence between a legitimization of Russian intelligence agents and a crazy and completely invented story invented by Putin, " he said. This week, the White House is trying to contain the political damage caused by the Trump summit with the Russian leader in Helsinki.

President Trump criticized the US Federal Reserve for raising interest rates. the strength of the dollar in an interview with CNBC, the comments that led the lower currency. "I'm not happy about that, but at the same time, I let them do what they think is best," he said.

Traditionally, presidents do not comment on politics Monetary policy, which is the preserve of the Federal Reserve.

Earlier in the day, Trump lashed out at the media, reiterating his claim that "false media" – not Russia – are "the the real enemy of the people. "

Tweeting Thursday morning White House, he said that his summit with Vladimir Putin had been" a great success "-" except with the real enemy of the people, the fake media. "

M Trump said he's looking forward to a second meeting with the "We can start implementing some of the many things discussed, including stopping terrorism, security for Israel, nuclear proliferation, cyberattacks, trade, Ukraine, peace in the Middle East, Korah and some of the answers, some easy and some difficult, to these problems … but they can all be solved! ", he said.

His tweet was just one of a series lashing the media on his cover of the top.

" The fake media want so much to see a major confrontation with Russia Even a confrontation that could lead to war, "he said, adding that they" hate the fact that I will probably have a good relationship with Putin. "

But he chose Fox News , and his flagship morning show Fox & Friends, for praise

In an earlier tweet he said, "The fake news media goes crazy! They invent stories without any backup, source or evidence. "Many of the stories written about him," he claimed, were "total fiction."